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To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: "Tom Edwards" edwards9@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 18:16:04 PDT
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Another contest entry!





>From: Richard Piotter
>I think it follows the definition of "symet" perfectly. It's a 3 way
>symmetrical robot that does not have any defined forward...
>Exactly what a symet really is!

Richard --

I'll agree only that there is an extremely limited degree of bilateral
symmetry when you "cut" the robot along any of the three motor axes.
However, when you "cut" the robot along any of the infinitude of other
diameters, the result is quite asymmetric.

Sorry to disagree so strongly, but it -is- stretching the definition of a
symet.


TomCat


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5489 Saturday, 31 July 1999 10:39 Re: Competition idea beam@sgiblab.sgi.com Ben Morgan
>If the robot didnt have to find its way though the maze and was put about 1
>metre away from it and all the candels were the same size etc that might
>work as well.
>----- Original Message -----
>From:
>To:
>Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 12:13 AM
>Subject: Re: Competition idea
>
>
>>
>> >From what I understand about the Trinity Firefighting contest held each
>year at
>> Trinity College, the specifications of the maze is released before hand
>and
>> a lot of the competitors build their own version for testing. If you
>don't/can't
>> get together for the final competition, each persson could build the maze
>and
>> submit a video of their 'bot finding and extingiushing the candle in the
>maze.
>>
>> Just a tought.
>>
>>
>> On 29-Jul-99 David Perry wrote:
>> > i'd say its impossible, unlike chius contest where the robot doesn't
>have to
>> > perform any task, unless of course we all want to fly here and run it
>like
>> > the
>> > beam robotics competition in India.
>> > i'm going to concentrate my efforts on building a socbot for next year,
>it'll
>> > take alot of time and effort (not to mention money), hey maybe i'll get
>on TV
>> > (yeah right, whatever)
>> >
>> > David Perry
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ben Morgan
>> > To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>> > Date: Friday, 30 July 1999 5:20
>> > Subject: Re: Competition idea
>> >
>>
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>> Jim Harsh E-Mail: harsh@lanl.gov
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>> Date: 30-Jul-99,Time: 07:06:24
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